Contradictions and Paradoxes in Mark 12:35

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Mark 12:35 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Mark 12:35. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Mark, Jesus was asking the people how the teachers of the law could say that the Christ, or the special person God promised to send, is the son of King David. He wanted them to think about who the Christ really is.

Mark 12:35: And Jesus answered and said, while he taught in the temple, How say the scribes that Christ is the Son of David?

Contradiction with Isaiah 55:8-9

God's thoughts and ways are higher than human understanding, contrasting the reasoning about the Messiah's lineage in Mark 12:35.

Isaiah 55:8-9: For my thoughts [are] not your thoughts, neither [are] your ways my ways, saith the LORD.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 23:5-6

Portrays the Messiah as a descendant of David, while Mark 12:35 questions how Christ can be David's son.

Jeremiah 23:5-6: Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth.

Contradiction with Matthew 22:42-45

Relates the same event but poses a Socratic inquiry about the Messiah's true nature, adding complexity to the genealogical assertion in Mark 12:35.

Matthew 22:42-45: He saith unto them, How then doth David in spirit call him Lord, saying,

Contradiction with Romans 1:3

States Christ was made of the seed of David, emphasizing the physical lineage that Mark 12:35 appears to question.

Romans 1:3: Concerning his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, which was made of the seed of David according to the flesh;

Contradiction with Revelation 22:16

Jesus Himself declares being the root and offspring of David, contrasting with the challenge to His Davidic sonship in Mark 12:35.

Revelation 22:16: I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, [and] the bright and morning star.
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